Abraham J. Cepeda
Abraham J. Cepeda was a member of the Reading School District Board of Directors At-large in Pennsylvania. Cepeda assumed office in 2012.
Cepeda (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to represent District 127. Cepeda did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on June 2, 2020.
Cepeda was a candidate for the Berks County Magisterial District in Pennsylvania. He was defeated in the primary election on May 16, 2017.
Cepeda, along with Bernardo Carbajal, Brian Buerke, Julio Martinez, Jean Kelleher and David McCoy, ran as a member of the Better Schools Team.[1]
Biography
Cepeda is a partner at Cultura Law, LLC. He is on the board of directors for the Daniel Torres Centro Hispano and a founder of the Greater Reading Immigration Project (G.R.I.P). He is also a member of the Berks County Bar Association, where he serves on the Immigration Committee and Unlicensed Practice of Law Committee. Cepeda received a bachelor's degree from East Stroudsburg University. He went on to earn a juris doctor from Widener University.[2]
Elections
2020
See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 127
Manuel Guzman defeated Vincent Gagliardo Jr. in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 127 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Manuel Guzman (D) | 72.9 | 11,786 |
| Vincent Gagliardo Jr. (R) | 27.1 | 4,372 | ||
| Total votes: 16,158 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 127
Manuel Guzman defeated Robin Costenbader-Jacobson, Robert Melendez, Raymond Baker, and Cesar Cepeda in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 127 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Manuel Guzman | 41.6 | 1,672 |
 | Robin Costenbader-Jacobson | 25.2 | 1,012 | |
 | Robert Melendez | 16.7 | 673 | |
| Raymond Baker | 11.8 | 474 | ||
| Cesar Cepeda | 4.7 | 188 | ||
| Total votes: 4,019 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 127
Vincent Gagliardo Jr. defeated Branden Moyer in the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 127 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Vincent Gagliardo Jr. | 51.5 | 448 | |
 | Branden Moyer | 48.5 | 422 | |
| Total votes: 870 | |||
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Campaign finance
2017
Pennsylvania held local judicial elections on November 7, 2017. A primary election occurred on May 16, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was March 7, 2017. Candidates and recently appointed judges of the Courts of Common Pleas must initially run in partisan elections. Subsequent terms are won through retention elections. Elections for the Magisterial District Courts are always partisan. Pennsylvania allows cross-filing for candidates running in partisan elections. Most candidates run in both the Democratic and Republican primaries.[3]
Carissa Johnson defeated Doris Natal and Abraham J. Cepeda in the Democratic primary for the Berks County Magisterial District 23-1-2.[4]
| Berks County Magisterial District 23-1-2, Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Carissa Johnson |
49.61% | 315 |
| Doris Natal | 25.83% | 164 |
| Abraham J. Cepeda | 24.57% | 156 |
| Total Votes | 635 | |
| Source: Berks County, Pennsylvania, "2017 Official Primary Election Results," May 16, 2017 | ||
2015
- See also: Reading School District elections (2015)
Six of the nine seats on the Reading Board of Directors were up for general election on November 3, 2015. There was a primary election on May 19, 2015.
Incumbents Bernardo Carbajal and Abraham J. Cepeda won re-election to their seats. Challengers Julio Martinez, Brian Buerke and Jean Kelleher also joined the board for four-year terms. They defeated Lydia Colon, Elijah Rhodes and William Cinfici. David McCoy won a two-year term without opposition after defeating Virna Quinones in the primary election. No independent candidates filed to run in the general election.[5][6][7]
Campaign themes
2020
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Results
| Reading School District, At-Large, (4-year term), General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic/Republican | Jean Kelleher |
19.9% | 6,511 | |
| Democratic/Republican | Brian Buerke |
18.5% | 6,054 | |
| Democratic | Abraham J. Cepeda Incumbent |
15.1% | 4,931 | |
| Democratic | Bernardo Carbajal Incumbent |
14.6% | 4,786 | |
| Democratic | Julio Martinez |
14.1% | 4,603 | |
| Republican | William Cinfici | 7.0% | 2,282 | |
| Republican | Lydia Colon | 5.7% | 1,851 | |
| Republican | Elijah Rhodes | 5.2% | 1,702 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.07% | 22 | ||
| Total Votes | 32,742 | |||
| Source: Berks County, Pennsylvania, "Election Results Grand Totals," accessed December 21, 2015 | ||||
| Reading School District, At-Large Democratic Primary Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Abraham J. Cepeda Incumbent |
14% | 2,179 | |
| Democratic | Jean Kelleher |
11.3% | 1,762 | |
| Democratic | Bernardo Carbajal Incumbent |
10.7% | 1,666 | |
| Democratic | Brian Buerke |
9.9% | 1,551 | |
| Democratic | Julio Martinez |
9.3% | 1,458 | |
| Democratic | Lydia Colon | 9.2% | 1,434 | |
| Democratic | Isamac Torres-Figueroa | 9.2% | 1,434 | |
| Democratic | William Cinfici | 8.9% | 1,394 | |
| Democratic | Virna Quinones | 8.8% | 1,377 | |
| Democratic | Elijah Rhodes | 8.6% | 1,345 | |
| Democratic | Write-in votes | 0.1% | 8 | |
| Total Votes | 15,608 | |||
| Source: Berks County, Pennsylvania, "Certified Returns May 19, 2015, Primary Elections," accessed July 8, 2015 | ||||
Funding
The Better Schools Team, made up of Buerke, Carbajal, Cepeda, Kelleher, Martinez and McCoy, received $43,000 in contributions from the Alliance for Quality Education in Reading Political Action Committee (PAC). The joint campaign spent approximately $37,000 during the primary election.[8]
Endorsements
Cepeda received no official endorsements for his campaign during the election.
2013
- See also: Reading School District elections (2013)
Cepeda ran against Robin Costenbader-Jacobson, Manuel Guzman, Eddie Moran, Yvonne L. Stroman and Brian Twyman for a four-year seat. He ran unopposed for the two-year seat.
Results
| Reading School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2013 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democrat | Eddie Moran |
19.8% | 2,916 | |
| Democrat | Manuel Guzman |
18.7% | 2,754 | |
| Democrat | Yvonne L. Stroman Incumbent |
17.7% | 2,605 | |
| Democrat | Robin Costenbader-Jacobson |
17.1% | 2,516 | |
| Republican | Brian Twyman | 10.4% | 1,539 | |
| Republican | Robin Costenbader-Jacobson | 8.4% | 1,236 | |
| Republican | Abraham J. Cepeda | 7.9% | 1,167 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in | 0.1% | 17 | |
| Total Votes | 14,750 | |||
| Source: Government of Berks County, Pennsylvania, "Rdg. School Board 4 Year," accessed December 16, 2013 | ||||
| Reading School District, At-Large General Election, 2-year term, 2013 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Cross filed | Abraham J. Cepeda |
99.6% | 3,794 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in | 0.4% | 14 | |
| Total Votes | 3,808 | |||
| Source: Government of Berks County, Pennsylvania, "Rdg. School Board 2 Year," accessed December 16, 2013 | ||||
| Reading School District Primary Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Robin Costenbader-Jacobson |
41.7% | 561 | |
| Republican | Brian Twyman |
29.6% | 399 | |
| Republican | Abraham J. Cepeda |
27.8% | 374 | |
| Republican | Write-in | 0.9% | 12 | |
| Total Votes | 1,346 | |||
| Source: Berks County Election Results, "2013 Primary Results," accessed October 7, 2013 | ||||
| Reading School District Primary Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democrat | Robin Costenbader-Jacobson |
19.1% | 1,545 | |
| Democrat | Manuel Guzman |
18% | 1,456 | |
| Democrat | Eddie Moran |
17.8% | 1,439 | |
| Democrat | Yvonne L. Stroman |
15.6% | 1,264 | |
| Democrat | Brian Twyman | 15.4% | 1,251 | |
| Democrat | Abraham J. Cepeda | 14% | 1,137 | |
| Democrat | Write-in | 0.1% | 9 | |
| Total Votes | 8,101 | |||
| Source: Berks County Election Results, "2013 Primary Results," accessed October 7, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Cepeda reported no contributions or expenditures to Berks County Election Services.[9]
Endorsements
Cepeda did not receive any official endorsements for his campaign.
Recent news
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Reading Eagle, "Six announce as team of candidates for Reading School Board," April 17, 2015
- ↑ Cultura Law, "Meet our Partners," accessed September 29, 2015
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2017 Election Calendar," accessed February 23, 2017
- ↑ Berks County, Pennsylvania, "2017 Primary Candidate List," accessed April 11, 2017
- ↑ Berks County, Pennsylvania, "School Directors Candidate List, November 3, 2015," accessed September 22, 2015
- ↑ Reading School District, "Board of Directors," accessed March 16, 2015
- ↑ Berks County, Pennsylvania, "Unofficial Candidate List, School Officials 2015," accessed March 18, 2015
- ↑ Reading Eagle, "6-candidate team for Reading School Board outspends foes 5 to 1," May 16, 2015
- ↑ Berks County Election Services, "Campaign Finance Information," accessed December 18, 2013
